What color is #749094?

#749094 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #749094?

The RGB value is 116, 144, 148: 116 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #749094?

The complementary color is #947874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #749094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#749094 color

#749094 rgb(116, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #749094 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (116, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#749094 color codes

HEX	`#749094`
RGB	`rgb(116, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, -8.9, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 10.4, 211.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.519, 25.797, 31.804)`
Decimal	`7639188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #749094, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #749094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#749094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #749094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #749094; }
.text { color: #749094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #749094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #749094, #748094); }

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Questions

What color is #749094?: #749094 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #749094?: The RGB value is 116, 144, 148: 116 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #749094?: The complementary color is #947874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #749094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.